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Ian Bell will miss England's upcoming Test series against Pakistan due to the foot injury he suffered in one-day action on Saturday.

The Warwickshire batsman fractured the fifth metatarsal of his left foot whilst fielding in the second match of the NatWest Series against Bangladesh.

He did come out to bat at Bristol at number 11 despite limping heavily but failed to prevent England losing the match by five runs.

It is hoped the 28-year-old, who has had surgery on the injury, will be fit for the one-day series with Pakistan that follows on from the four Test matches.

"Ian underwent a routine operation last night on the fractured metatarsal in his left foot," said Nick Peirce, the ECB's chief medical officer.

"He will now undergo a course of rehabilitation that will see him ruled out of the upcoming Pakistan npower Test series.

"We expect Ian to make a full recovery but his participation in the NatWest Series against Pakistan in September will be reviewed in due course once he has made significant progress with his rehabilitation programme."

Bell's absence is likely to mean Eoin Morgan continues to get a chance to impress in the longer form of the game.

The Irish-born left-hander played in the two-Test series against Bangladesh at the start of the summer in place of Paul Collingwood, who was rested after leading England to ICC World Twenty20 glory in the Caribbean.

The Test series with Pakistan gets under way at Trent Bridge on July 29.